Help Me Out of a Jam.

• Author: Klosterman, Chuck

I'm pondering the fate of a half-eaten jar of nonorganic strawberry jam in my fridge. It was purchased by a houseguest. I never eat nonorganic strawberries because they contain high levels of pesticides. If I throw it away, I'll be wasting food; if I serve it to others, I'll be offering something I consider dangerous. Which is the bigger transgression?--Dawn Hollier, Venice, California

WHETHER YOU'RE CORRECT OR NOT, you believe nonorganic strawberry jam is dangerous. If this is what you believe, throw it away. It's true that you're "wasting" a product that costs about $5 a jar and is delicious on toast. But you view this product as a low-level...